SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 Research Highlight Seeing Ice Crystals at the Atomic Level Imaging ice microstructures formed by water freezing with atomic resolution for the first time. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Research Highlight Crystalline Peptoid Nanomaterials for Promoting Carbon Dioxide Dissolution and Precipitation Tailored assemblies mimic natural enzyme activity with significantly higher stability. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Research Highlight When High Entropy Meets Epitaxy: Selective Oxidation and Chromium Segregation in Multicomponent Oxide Thin Films In high-entropy oxides, chromium tends to segregate during growth due to oxidation-induced migration of smaller, high-valence cations. ( Read More )
AUGUST 15, 2025 Research Highlight Controlling Speciation of N-Doped Carbon Materials Researchers developed a way to precisely control dopant structures and locations in carbon-based materials. ( Read More )
JUNE 6, 2025 Research Highlight A Generalized Strategy for Synthesizing 2-D Core–Crown Heterostructures Researchers developed a pathway for the solution synthesis of core–crown heterostructures with controlled electronic properties. ( Read More )
JUNE 2, 2025 Research Highlight Rougher Materials Get Along Better: Surface Roughness Influences Nanoparticle Attachment Under an optical field, nanoparticle attachment in a model system heavily depends on surface roughness. ( Read More )
JANUARY 14, 2025 Research Highlight Unraveling Doping Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Perovskite Oxides Chromium cations better adapt to changes in oxygen stoichiometry than iron cations. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 18, 2024 Research Highlight Unraveling Charge Transfer at Oxide Heterointerfaces Using interfacial charge transfer to control cation charges in oxide superlattices offers insights for designing functional heterostructures. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 5, 2024 Research Highlight Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Via a Dense Liquid Phase Calcium carbonate mineralization occurs through a multi-step process that begins with a dense liquid phase. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 30, 2024 Article Using Electron Microscopy to Understand Quantum Behavior A newly funded project will develop the fundamental understanding of phenomena that underpin material properties important for quantum applications. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 1, 2024 Article First Tidal Turbine in the Pacific Northwest Signals Wave of the Future The first tidal turbine deployed in the Pacific Northwest at PNNL-Sequim showcases the Lab’s growing role as a regional center for marine energy research. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Article New Report Provides Update on Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy The 2024 State of the Science Report on environmental effects of marine renewable energy research has been released. ( Read More )
JULY 23, 2024 Research Highlight Understanding the Forces that Regulate Crystallization by Particle Attachment Fully identifying what controls nanocrystal assembly requires incorporating non-traditional forces into models. ( Read More )
JANUARY 24, 2024 Article Studying Scarce Electrons Combining X-ray-based techniques allows researchers to locate and characterize small concentrations of electrons in complex semiconductor films. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 19, 2023 Article Mapping the Assembly of Hybrid Materials Elias Nakouzi brings 3D atomic force microcopy expertise to a project focused on understanding how hybrid bio-based nanomaterials assemble. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 22, 2023 Research Highlight Creating Quiet Cables for Rare Physics Events Researchers designed ultra-low radiation cables to reduce background noise for highly sensitive neutrino and dark matter detectors. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 26, 2023 Article PNNL and Oregon State University Collaborating to Advance Ocean Science and Technology PNNL signs memorandum of understanding with Oregon State University to support marine science and technology advancements. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 10, 2023 Article Tracking Cosmic Rays with Radioactivity PNNL’s Richard Saldanha will lead a new project to benchmark and validate models of cosmic ray exposure ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 Research Highlight Guided Anisotropic Oxygen Transport in Vacancy-Ordered Oxides The pathway of oxygen ion movement can be controlled based on the initial structure and substrate of strontium iron oxide thin films. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 Article PNNL Hosts Workshop on Ocean Climate Action Plan PNNL convenes ocean leaders to tackle climate challenges and support the Ocean Climate Action Plan. ( Read More )